"Weak!"

Token only felt that his body had weakened. Although his strength was not greatly affected in essence, the fighting spirit within him was greatly weakened in an instant.

He immediately picked up his greatsword and quickly walked towards Ace. Without saying a word, he hit his head directly.

Ace wasn't panicking at all. He dodged the greatsword.

As soon as Talem's feet landed, he approached Ace again with explosive pace.

"Crazy!"

Seeing the symbol almost close to Ace's face, Ace closed his eyes, and then quickly opened them, but his eyes turned into nothingness, like an abyss.

Ace's eyes stared at the eyes of the symbol. Dynamo visibly feels dizzy. Due to the severe pain, his right hand was released, and the greatsword fell directly to the ground.

It is a pain from the depths of the soul, not a physical one. It can't be described in words, and it can't be borne by willpower.

Because the fighters need to be sober enough to give full play to their willpower. However, at this time, the soul of the Token is being eroded by dark energy, making it completely impossible for him to stay awake and the effect of willpower is greatly reduced.

Luckily, however, the magical effect of "Soul Annihilation" was short-lived, lasting only a few seconds. Even so, the Dynamo still feels very scary.

Token had just regained consciousness and was about to pick up his greatsword and slash at Ace.

Ace whispered again, "Night Sword Formation!" ”

Ace's side instantly wrapped around the four bars of black swords, stabbing the symbol.

Symbolic saw his sword slash into Ace's waist, but he suddenly felt many sharp ends stab into his limbs, and his muscles ached.

"Crocodile roll!"

With Ace's roar, the Token's limbs suddenly sprayed with bright red blood, staining the Symbol's light armor red.

But even so, the Token still did not give up and did not let go of the left hand. The greatsword was still slashing at Ace's body. Although the strength is not enough, only a few centimeters have been submerged.

The Token roared and went into berserk mode.

Ace didn't dare to resist, but the token seemed to go crazy, staring at Ace's eyes with a vicious face.

"Die!" Token took out a dagger from his waist and stabbed at Ace.

At this point, they are very close to each other. Once stabbed by that knife, Ace will definitely die on the spot! It was a fatal blow for a ninth-level warrior in a state of madness. This power cannot be underestimated.

"Stop!" A warlord enters the battlefield in the blink of an eye. It is clear that the situation has developed to the point where they need to stop fighting!

But the warlord was still a step late, because the speed of the dagger was too fast for even the warlord to stop.

This is not the strength that a level 9 warrior should have. Even if he was in a state of violence, he couldn't do it.

At that moment, all the surrounding spectators were stunned, especially Ace's teammates, who were all scared, but now it was obviously too late to stop.

Looking at the dagger, it pierced Ace's brow like lightning. And was instantly rushed out of more than 20 meters by the huge impact!

With a "bang", Ace leaned back against the wooden fence, the knife with the symbol stuck in his eyebrows, and his head hung limply. The dagger pierced the wooden fence.

Suddenly, everyone was stunned. Few people noticed that the wound on Ace's eyebrow was bloodless.

Arak and Leon recklessly rushed into the arena and hurried to Ace's side. Their fingers reached between Ace's nose. No breathing, cold body.

The two brothers glanced at each other, and their eyes suddenly turned red. They trembled to their feet and rushed towards the almost insane madman symbol.

At this point, after being in a state of violence, the physical consumption of the Symbol is high. He could not withstand two fatal blows from Leon. After being kicked in the chest, he quickly fell into a coma.

A mage quickly stopped him, saying that if the situation continued, Leon and Arak would definitely kill the symbols.

Henry and the others were incredulous, their eyes filled with sadness. The big man, Hanzavaradó, raised his tomahawk and walked towards the unconscious symbol with red eyes.

Several high-ranking knights tried to stop them, but Zavalado pushed them away one by one, and they couldn't resist.

But at this moment, "Ace", whose eyebrows were pierced by a dagger, suddenly disappeared. With a "bang", "Ace" turned into a fist-sized stone and fell to the ground. When the stone fell, it split in half.

The scene came so suddenly that everyone was completely stunned.

After a long time, Henry stepped up. He hesitated for a moment and said, "This is doppelganger magic!" ”

"Look, Ace is there!" Suddenly there was a shout.

They all looked in the direction the man had pointed out, and saw Ace pale and sitting on the ground with a tired face.

When Leon and Arak saw this, they cried and laughed and hurried over to hug Ace.

"Boss, you're scared me to death! I thought, I thought..."

Before the fat man could finish speaking, Arak hurriedly interrupted him: "Don't talk nonsense, it's not good!" ”

Ace's eyes were tired, and his face went blank. Then he whispered to the brothers, "You, can you let me go first?" I'm running out of breath! ”

Hearing this, the two brothers quickly let go of Ace.

Ace couldn't help but pant and coughed violently.

With the help of the two brothers, Ace was quickly taken from the battlefield and walked towards the military tent of the Holy Light Magic Master.

Zavalado, still with his tomahawk in his hand, walked up to the symbol. His face changed. In the end, the tomahawk did not fall. He just spat in the unconscious Talem's face.

Henry, Drew and Calero, on the other hand, were patting their chests in a trance. Relieved, but their hearts were still beating fast.

They are brothers who share Ace's weal and woe. Of course, I don't want Ace to die in this competition. In their plans, their demon slayer squad still has a lot of goals to achieve. Of course, they hope that the eight will work together to move towards a common goal.

Seeing that the "duel" was over, the onlookers began to leave one after another. As for the symbol, which was still in a coma, he was taken away by two fighters. When he wakes up, he will face the judgment of the Legion.

You know, if you kill someone in a competition, it is a serious crime under military law. In the most serious cases, the death penalty may be imposed!

"Did you see when he cast his clone?" Henry asked Calero and Drew next to him.

Drew shook his head. "I didn't see it at all. I've looked at it carefully, but I still don't find a problem. ”

Henry glanced at Calero again.

Calero smiled helplessly, shook his head and said, "I can't see clearly." However, I think he used concealment at the same time as his doppelganger magic. However, concealed magic requires cast time. But he doesn't seem to cast a spell. That is, his "hidden" magic is instantaneous. ”

"Instantaneous?" Henry suddenly fell into deep thought. "Ace told me a few days ago that he had learned a new kind of magic. Is it possible to omit all spell processes and cast magic directly in an instant? ”

"It's horrible. If all the magic doesn't need to be cast, then as long as the magic is enough during the battle, wouldn't it be possible to release multiple spells in an instant? Drew was shocked.

The so-called "special move" refers to the magic that reaches the highest S level in the magic level of certain elements. Also known as forbidden magic. This type of magic is usually characterized by being lethal and taking a long time to cast. Of course, the "special move" also requires a lot of magic and mental power.

Therefore, Drew's conjecture is just an ideal state. In fact, it's hard for anyone to do that.

Three years ago, when Al faced the ancient Titan, "Fire Meteor" was a "special skill". Although this ancient titan was not successfully killed in the end, the terrifying devastation caused by the meteor is still unforgettable.

Henry and the three of them looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Ace is really scary. He has learned the secret technique of casting magic instantaneously, which will undoubtedly help him gain a huge advantage in actual combat.

Of course, judging by Ace's situation, it seems that he is not proficient in this secret skill, otherwise he would not have been defeated by the symbol.

At this time, Ace's state can be said to be a mess. Even though the battle was over, his heart still had trouble calming.

When Ace recalled the murderous look in the Talem Knife, he still had some lingering fear.

He knew very well that it was far from being as simple as it seemed.

In the early morning of the next day, the sun rises in the east, illuminating the green meadows.

At this time, it was still early and many people were still drowsy.

But in the largest military tent of the Legion, a huge oval table was already full, and Ace was among them.

At this time, it was obviously spring, but the atmosphere in the military tent was even colder than in the cold winter.

Al sat on top of the table, looking ugly. Her eyes were murderous.

She just returned from the Inner Ring War Zone last night. Knowing what was happening on the battlefield, I wanted to call an emergency meeting at that time. It was only because Ace was weak at the time, and it was too late, that he had to postpone the meeting until this morning.

"Browl, tell me what's going on." Ayr's gloomy voice rang out.

A strong man stood up. He was the person in charge of yesterday's fight.

Broll said: "The first half of yesterday's game was very normal. Both sides came and went, and both were injured. But they're basically flesh wounds, which is inevitable in the game. But at the end of the match, Token suddenly pulls out his dagger and points it straight at Ace's eyebrows. ”

"In addition, the momentum is amazing. It doesn't look like a level 9 warrior. It shocked me so much that I wanted to rush into the arena to stop it. There was also no success in intercepting it. Luckily, Ace used the doppelganger magic and managed to escape. ”

At this time, some people speculated: "Is it because he was in a state of madness at that time, and he had such amazing strength and power in that moment?" ”

Broll shook his head firmly: "It's impossible, absolutely impossible, unless he took some special alchemy medicine at that time. However, under the public eye of the time, this was not feasible, otherwise he would have been discovered long ago. ”

Another stood up and said, "Is it possible that he took alchemical medicine before the competition?" And then he kept his power hidden early in the game and chose to fully explode at the last minute? ”

Al looked at an old man with a white beard on his left, "Master Nairro, what do you think?" ”

This old man was one of the last alchemists to follow the Imperial Reserve Army into the World of Warcraft. He is a masterful alchemist. High prestige in the Empire.

The old man stood up and said, "I've checked." There is no indication that Talem has taken any alchemical drugs. ”

Al lowered his head and turned to Ace. "Ace, what do you think?"

Ace was silent for a moment, saying something that shocked those present.

"I think someone in the regiment is trying to kill me."

In an instant, there was a commotion in the barracks.

"How is this possible? Some people in the regiment dared to openly assassinate their comrades? ”

"It's impossible. We are all warriors of the Empire. There is no hatred between us. How could anyone want to kill Ace? ”

......

"Quiet!" Aire's voice was not loud, but everyone stopped talking after hearing her words.

Aier's face was ugly, and she asked Ace, "Why do you have such a guess?" ”

Ace took a deep breath and said, "Actually, when I disappeared three years ago, I already found out that someone wanted to kill me. ”

"What!" Everyone at the scene was screaming.

After that, Ace recounted the story of being chased and killed by a masked mage in the Warcraft Mountains three years ago. Of course, he still didn't mention anything about saving the dragon soul.

After listening to Ace's story, everyone fell silent. They didn't expect anyone to get all the information about Ace. It seems that there are some big names in the legion with eyeliner.

Aier said coldly: "In the past few years, the imperial army has been recruiting troops on a large scale. There are indeed some omissions in the conscription process, and the review requirements will certainly be relaxed. It seems that it is time to correct the confusion within the army. ”

An officer in charge of recruiting recruits wanted to stand up at this time, but he was pulled by someone next to him wearing the captain's medal. The captain shook his head and motioned for the other party not to do anything stupid. At this time, Al was angry. Anyone who dares to step up and be a leader will not end well.

"Do you have any good suggestions for the next step of rectification?" Al asked.

At this moment, there was a noise outside the military tent.

"Master Stark, you can't go in. This is an emergency meeting. This is a military issue. You can't go in there! ”

"Fuck off! Empire in New Delhi. There is no place I can't go! ”

"You really can't get in..."

At this moment, the curtains of the military tent were opened, and a dwarf with a square hammer entered. He was angry.

Al waved to the panicked guards, telling him to retreat for the time being. The guards quickly withdrew from their tents.

"Stark, after all, this is a military meeting. Are you crossing the line? Al suppressed her anger.

After all, she is the head of the imperial army and must preserve her dignity.

Stark snorted coldly and smashed the hammer on the ground: "If you have this ability, you can kick me out today!" My apprentice was almost beaten to death by that little bastard yesterday. You had a meeting this morning and didn't notify me? ”

Ayr's voice was full of anger: "This is a military meeting, you can't attend!" ”

Stark sneered, "Oh? Are you sure? Well, I'm not a military man, and I'm not obligated to help you make so much bullshit armor. From tomorrow, you go to find man-made yourself. ”

With that, Stark pulled Ace up and prepared to go out.

"Stop! Ace is a warrior of our army. What qualifications do you have to take him away? Al snapped.

Stark didn't say a word, and held out his hand to Ace.

Ace looked helpless and hesitated again and again. He was about to remove the Legion insignia from his chest when he saw the Warlord Victor quickly walking towards Stark, and he smiled and said, "Hey, Master Stark, I have something to say!" Don't need to be angry? Now the empire is in danger. What we need is solidarity and fight the demons. If something goes wrong inside us first, how do we fight those cunning demons? ”

"Commander Aier is also to strengthen the discipline of the army. It's not that we don't want to invite Master Stark to join us! ”

Stark snorted coldly and stopped talking.

Victor quickly brought a chair and placed it to the right of Ace's seat. "Okay, now that we're all here, let's sit down and talk about it."

Ace couldn't help but give Victor a thumbs up. This guy has a really high emotional intelligence, and he not only gave the Great Wizard of El the steps down, but also took into account the teacher's mood.

Over the next few days, the Imperial Legion began a tedious refurbishment. Originally, without knowing the details, the fighters who entered the Imperial Legion were drafted into the army, and they could only cooperate one by one to undergo the retest.

This is not only for Ace, but also for the stability of the army.

Just imagine, if there is a lot of eyeliner mixed in the legion, then in the most critical time of the war, the legion will lose because of these people?

Or more narrowly, do young people like Ace fear for their safety? After all, there were a lot of children of nobles in the legion. The family members of these people certainly offended many in the empire. They also fear that if their families are not protected, they will be assassinated by the enemy.

In this way, it is likely to cause panic. After all, many people have witnessed the battle between Ace and Symbol. If Ace hadn't used his doppelganger to escape the catastrophe in the end, it would probably have ended him dying on the spot.

In the course of the re-examination, more than a dozen unidentified fighters were indeed found. However, these people are not of a high level, they are all below the middle level. As for the advanced level, even if it is a person at the level of a mage or above, there are no suspicious people, and their identities and origins are relatively innocent.

However, due to this incident, Ace temporarily withdrew from the hunting party and settled in the barracks.

That afternoon, Ace went to the distant "crater" to relax.

Today's big pit has been transformed into a quiet lake under the pouring rain.

Ace stood by the lake, looking at the sparkling water, his heart in a trance. Before he knew it, he had been living in the Demon Beast Mountain Range for three years.

Others have visited their families for the past three years. Only Ace has never left this vast land.

Although he wrote to Nagumo's father every month, he never received any reply. He used to worry if something was going on in Nagumo City, so he went to ask Ayr.

But Al reassured him, saying that as a paladin, there was nothing wrong with Monchi-D-kamikaze. In addition, if the Empire is in any trouble, she will also receive a letter from Blaze City.

Therefore, after much thought, he decided to stay in the barracks for the time being, and privately told himself that when his strength reached level 9, he would return to Nagumo City.

While Ace was thinking about something, a gentle voice came from behind: "Why are you here?" ”

Ace turned to look, but saw that Kara's long hair was fluttering, and she was wearing a brand new azure rune robe, and her perfect figure looked bumpy against the well-fitting robe.

A pair of charming eyes, like the cloudless sky at this time, pure and blue. In the sun, smooth and fair skin looks transparent.

Carla stands tall and graceful in the spring breeze. Looks as pure and holy as an angel.

Ace was a little flustered for a moment and didn't answer.

Carla frowned, "What's wrong?" Do I have something on me? ”

At this point, Ace regained his composure and turned his head awkwardly. "No, nothing. I'm just here to breathe. ”

In recent years, Ace has been forcing himself to be on high alert and rarely allows himself to relax. But whenever he sees Kara's pure eyes, he always feels comfortable and happy.

Kara came to Ace's side, more than a meter away.

Somehow, Ace's heart began to beat faster, and her mind was filled with Kara's beautiful posture and face. Ace didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only remain silent in embarrassment.

"Have you ever thought about going back and seeing?" Kara asked softly.

Ace forced himself to recover from the inexplicable chaos, but his heart was still beating fast: "Not yet. I want to go back when I become a level 9 magician. ”

Carla said, "I remember when you were at level 7 and you said you would go back when you got to level 8. Now you say you'll wait until level 9. Even if you do reach level 9, will you still postpone? Are you afraid of anything? ”

Ace was silent for a long time, and then said, "I always feel that my strength is not strong enough to compare with my father, and I don't have the face to go back to look at him. ”

Carla smiled. The smile was so beautiful that Ace was intoxicated. Carla said, "Don't you know how famous you are in the New Delhi Empire? Almost everyone knows that there is a dark mage named Ace in the Imperial Army. In recent years, he has achieved great things, and his fame has spread throughout the continent. ”

But Ace smiled bitterly and said, "These are all exaggerated claims, and they can't be fully believed." ”

Carla laughs and says, "You're asking too much of yourself. At your current age, you've achieved a lot. There's no need to be too yourself. ”

"What have we achieved now? It's all achieved by our team, not just me. Ace looked helpless.

Kara took half a step towards Ace's position without a trace: "On the list of military merits, the names of the eight of us have always occupied the first place. This is enough to prove that your strength is not weak. ”

Ace didn't speak, just looked at the calm water. The reflections of Ace and Carla are clearly visible in the lake.

At this moment, a turquoise swallow flew by, and his feet gently skimmed the water, leaving a ripple that merged their reflections.

"I really hope these quiet days continue." Ace couldn't help but sigh.

Kara turned her head and looked at Ace's side face.